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| เจ้าอยู่หัว jaoF yuuL huaaR | ![]() |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เจ้า-หฺยู่-หัว |
| IPA | tɕâw jùː hǔːa |
| Royal Thai General System | chao yu hua |
| 1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | king | ||
| components | เจ้า ![]() | jaoF | prince; princess; ruler; esteemed person; lord; master; holy being |
อยู่ ![]() | yuuL | is (located at); to reside; to live (at); stay; exist at a particular point in time | |
หัว ![]() | huaaR | head; brain; bulb; tuber | |
| examples | |||
2. พระเจ้าอยู่หัว phraH jaoF yuuL huaaR [proper noun] | |||
| definition | His Majesty the King | ||
| classifier | พระองค์ | phraH ohngM | [numerical classifier for kings, queens and royal family members] |
| components | พระ | phraH | [a title or prefix word used with a most revered person, place, or object] royal |
เจ้า ![]() | jaoF | prince; princess; ruler; esteemed person; lord; master; holy being | |
อยู่ ![]() | yuuL | is (located at); to reside; to live (at); stay; exist at a particular point in time | |
หัว ![]() | huaaR | head; brain; bulb; tuber | |
| related words | กษัตริย์ ![]() | gaL satL | [general] king |
จักรพรรดิ ![]() | jakL graL phatH | emperor | |
| เทเวศร์ | thaehM waehtF | king | |
พระเจ้าแผ่นดิน![]() ![]() | phraH jaoF phaenL dinM | king; monarch; sovereign; His Majesty | |
พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว ![]() ![]() phraH baatL sohmR detL phraH jaoF yuuL huaaR [the formal third person pronoun for His Majesty the King of Thailand] He | |||
พระมหากษัตริย์ ![]() | phraH maH haaR gaL satL | Great King; Monarch | |
| พระราชา | phraH raaM chaaM | king | |
มหากษัตริย์![]() ![]() | maH haaR gaL satL | king; emperor; monarch | |
| มหาราชา | maH haaR raaM chaaM | great king | |
| ราชาธิราช | raaM chaaM thiH raatF | emperor | |
สมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว![]() | sohmR detL phraH jaoF yuuL huaaR | His Majesty the King | |
| example | สมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว![]() | sohmR detL phraH jaoF yuuL huaaR | His Majesty the King |

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